Christ and the Just Society in the Thought of Augustine

ISBN-13: 9780521841627 / Angielski / Twarda / 2004 / 264 str.

Robert Dodaro

Opis

Considering Augustine's political thought and ethics in relation to his theology, this book expands on earlier works by Augustine. It focuses on the role of grace and the Bible, which Augustine saw as contributing to the soul's growth in virtue, leading him to revise the ancient concepts of heroism and the statesman. The volume will be essential reading for scholars of Augustine, Christian theology, late Roman antiquity, the history of Western political thought, and political ethics.

Recenzje

'Robert Dodaro's Christ and the Just Society in the Thought of Saint Augustine is more than the most important book-length study of the City of God since Robert Markus' Saeculum several decades ago now …' Scottish Journal of Theology

Spis treści

1. Eloquence and virtue in Cicero's statesman; 2. Justice and the limits of the soul; 3. Christ and the formation of the just society; 4. Divine eloquence and virtue in the scriptures; 5. Wisdom's hidden reasons; 6. Eloquence and virtue in Augustine's statesman.